Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters: Palestinians Pine For Israeli Security

"Papers reported that some people in Gaza even want the Israelis to return
to the Strip. Faiz Abbas and Muhammad Awwad, journalists for the Israeli-Arab
weekly Al-Sinara, wrote: 'People in Gaza are hoping that Israel will reenter the
Gaza Strip, wipe out both Hamas and Fatah, and then withdraw again... They also
say that, since the [start of the] massacres, they [have begun to] miss the
Israelis, since Israel is more merciful than [the Palestinian gunmen] who do not
even know why they are fighting and killing one another. It's like organized
crime, [they said]. Once, we resisted Israel together, but now we call for the
return of the Israeli army to Gaza.' [20] "

What I think is missed in the debate about Hamas, is this is not just an issue of Israel and its security. Talking about the Palestinians, they themselves deserve better government than this. They deserve a government invested in their interests and not the parties personal goals.

Splash News Online

Splash News Online: Nicky Hilton Thinks DUI Is No Big Deal

"Usually we don’t hear much from Nicky Hilton. She kind of hangs out in the
background or shops in big sister Paris’ shadow but with Paris’ impending jail
sentence which is going to hopefully leave us Paris-free for over 20 days Nicky
opened her mouth and let out this gem:
“I think she should definitely be
punished, but going to jail for a traffic violation is pretty absurd.”"

DUI is not just a traffic violation, it has the potential to take someones life.

Miss Barton

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Splash News Online: TB wife breaks down on Good Morning America

"The wife of the man who flew across the world with a deadly strain of TB
says she will never forgive herself if a fellow passenger dies after catching
the disease.
In an exclusive TV interview newlywed Sarah Speaker broke down
and cried as she told the world she was sorry.
She said on Good Morning
America: “I don’t know what I would say to that person if they tested positive.
“I’m praying very much that nobody else obviously tests positive.
The
couple explained how Andrew was diagnosed with TB in January 2007, a month after
he proposed to his wife. They insist that when they agreed to travel to Europe
for their wedding and honeymoon US health officials did not tell him he would be
a risk to others if he traveled.
The interview took place in the National
Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado where the Atlanta, Georgia resident is being
quarantined and treated."

ABC News: TB Patient's Relative to Be Investigated

ABC News: TB Patient's Relative to Be Investigated:

"A federal microbiologist, the father-in-law of the man quarantined with a
drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, will be investigated to see how he was
involved in the case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
Saturday.
Meanwhile, the CDC said it has withdrawn the federal isolation
order for TB patient Andrew Speaker because a Denver health agency's order to
detain him at a hospital there is sufficient to protect the public's health. The
action ends the first federal quarantine order since 1963."

Now to hunt down the source of the disease.

ABC News: Gates Warns Turkey Not to Invade Iraq

ABC News: Gates Warns Turkey Not to Invade Iraq:

"Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday cautioned Turkey against sending
troops into northern Iraq, as it has threatened, to hunt down Kurdish rebels it
accuses of carrying out terrorist raids inside Turkey. "

Is Turkey the next threat in the region. Could it be that Turkey is waiting for the end of unrest in Iraq to see who holds the power, before they make a move into Iraq to attack the Kurds.

We can't keep the whole region stable, we don't have enough troops, enough money or enough political capital in the region. At some point they need to choose for themselves peace over war.

John Edwards - NYT Magazine conversation with Matt Bai

Rumer Has It: Willis Defends Pal Lindsay Lohan - The Hollywood Gossip

Rumer Has It: Willis Defends Pal Lindsay Lohan - The Hollywood Gossip:

"The perplexing Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and
Demi Moore, is remaining by pal Lindsay Lohan’s side as the troubled star deals
with rehab and DUI charges.
“I haven’t talked to her, but I wish her the
best,” Rumer Willis, 18, told People at Thursday’s BlackBerry Curve launch party
in L.A.
“I think there a lot of people that are supporting her. It’s been
kind of a crazy week, figuring it out, and figuring out a better way to
be.”"

It is good to know that Lindsay has friends that are helping her. In the end the person that needs to support her the most is herself. She can be the next Drew Barrymore or she can be yet another washed up star, forgotten in a couple years.

Britney Spears Will Visit Lindsay Lohan In Rehab | Pop Crunch

Britney Spears Will Visit Lindsay Lohan In Rehab Pop Crunch:

"It looks like Britney Spears will be returning to Promises Rehab sooner
than expected; Calum Best has reportedly persuaded the pop singer to visit his
girlfriend Lindsay Lohan in rehab to help her settle in."

Hey Lindsay, I'll show you all the best spots to smoke your cigarettes, and the spots to sit so the photographers can take pictures of you looking sad. Don't forget to write a journal that you can sell later on e-bay, ok girl.

I don't know that this is going to help Lindsay, but can it hurt. I don't know that Britney is the rock that anyone should be leaning on right now. If rumors are true Promises didn't do much for her drinking habit.

John Edwards - Iowa Hall of Fame Dinner